Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The first drill results have been received by Orofino Resources (TSE) from the company’s Coronation Gulf gold property in the Northwest Territories. Of four holes completed, the second intersected a 5…

Black Hawk Mining Inc. (TSE) has entered into an agreement with Lodi Metals (VSE) which gives Black Hawk the right to earn a 55% interest in Lodi’s graphite property near Smith Falls, Ont. Black Hawk …

Calgary-based Borealis Exploration (ASE) says it plans to form a new subsidiary before bringing its Fat Lake gold project into production next year. To be named Borealis Fat Lake Mine Ltd., the new en…

“Gold is the key, whatever else we try, and that sweet metal helps the winner in each case, with love as well as war.” These words were written by Moliere 326 years ago. Mining for gold really is digg…

A report entitled Field inventory of mineral resources, Goshute Indian Reservation, Nevada and Utah is available for public inspection at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. The report may be insp…

A loss of $513,000 was realized by Campbell Resources (TSE) for the first half of this year. This compares to a profit of $421,000 for the same period last year. The red ink comes from a loss of $211,…

Possible reserves of 1.5 million tonnes chromite grading 4.5% CR(2)O(3) have been announced by Coleraine Exploration (ME) for its Coleraine property near Thetford Mines, Que. A $750,000 exploration pr…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Sep 102.80 101.10 102.20 + 0.60 Dec 99.80 97.25 99.20 0.30 Mar 94.30 92.90 …

I have read with interest the complaint by James D. William, in your July 25, 1988 edition about how minority shareholders have been treated by Western Mining Corp. after this company had acquired ove…

Start-up problems at the Ketza River gold project near Ross River, Yukon have put Pacific Trans Ocean Resources (TSE) in a financial bind. As holder of a 50% interest in the joint venture, Pacific Tra…

The battle of Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island appears to be over, at least for now. A report, accepted by the British Columbia cabinet, recommends that there be no new mineral exploraton in the pr…

Taking on its first Canadian project, Black Swan Gold Mines (VSE) will be the operator of an exploration program on the TAS property located 40 miles north of Fort St. James, B.C. The company, which i…